(1 Dec 1999) Spanish/Eng/Nat
The UnitedState's last military base has been handed over to Panama, ending almost one hundred years of military presence on the isthmus.
As children cheered and waved Panamanian flags, a U-S Army colonel gave Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former U-S controlled Canal Zone.
The handover comes one month before the canal itself becomes Panamanian property.
Fort Clayton was the nerve centre of the American military operations in the region.
Panamanian PresidentMireya Moscoso was on hand to see the Panamanian flag raised in the U-S flag's stead.
Also present, was SimonFerro, U-S Ambassador to Panama.
In Washington, PresidentBill Clinton said the United States has no second thoughts about relinquishing control of the Panama Canal - and is confident Panama's government will do a good job of operating the waterway.
This was echoed by a U-S Colonel on hand to present to Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former Canal Zone.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" It is with the knowledge that what the United States has accomplished during the years, will be utilized to continue to build this great nation. Augment its growing economy and improve the quality of life for the people of Panama. Ladies and Gentlemen thank you, and on behalf of the United States Army, good bye.
SUPERCAPTION: Colonel Schumann, U-S military
The base was handed over in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal treaties requiring the United States to surrender control of the canal and to remove all U-S troops by December 31, 1999.
There is a concluding handover ceremony taking place in Panama in mid-December.
For many attending Tuesday's event, it marked a special occasion for relations between the two countries.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" Certainly I feel sadness but that isn't out a sense of regret or frustration that we are giving up all this area. The sense of loss I feel is that I am leaving part of my life I am leaving the past of me that played when I played soccer in that field (points to field ) or the part of me that worked with friends or ran miles in laps here. Or went to jungle schools 18 years ago. So, the sadness is very simply that I am leaving a part of my life back here. By, the same token I am taking some of it with me, my Panamanian wife."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant ColonelByron Conover
But Panama's President made it clear that this was the last time a U-S military presence would be allowed on Panama's soil.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
" Many have speculated on the trip that a group of officials made to the U-S. I will make clear, categorically, that this government will not negotiate any deal that might mean the continuation of the U-S military presence here. "
SUPER CAPTION: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
Some members of the U-S Congress are worried that China is positioning itself to take over the canal through a Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison- WhampoaLtd., which has been granted lease arrangements to operate ports at each end of the canal.
But President Clinton, while not disputing suggestions about Chinese control of the Canal, said he believed the Chinese would act responsibly.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I think the Chinese will in fact be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like China coming into the WTO. I think they want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner and I would be very surprised if any adverse circumstances come out of the Chinese running the canal."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of AmericaSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright will also be present for the official ceremony.
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France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. The shorter, faster, and safer route to the U.S. West Coast and to nations in and around the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy.

Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish:Zona del Canal de Panamá) was an unincorporated territory of the United States from 1903 to 1979, centered on the Panama Canal and surrounded by the Republic of Panama. The zone consisted of the canal and an area generally extending five miles (8.0km) on each side of the centerline, excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of the Zone. Its border spanned two of Panama's provinces. When reservoirs were created to assure a steady supply of water for the locks, those lakes were included within the Zone.

On February 26, 1904, the Isthmian Canal Convention was proclaimed. In it, the Republic of Panama granted to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the canal. From 1903 to 1979 the territory was controlled by the United States, which had built the canal and financed its construction. The Canal Zone was abolished on October 1, 1979, as a term of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties of 1977; the canal itself was under joint U.S.–Panamanian control from 1979 until it was fully turned over to Panama on December 31, 1999.

Canal

Canals and navigations are human-made channels for water. In the vernacular both are referred to as 'canals'. The main difference between them is that a navigation parallels a river and shares its drainage basin, while a canal cuts across a drainage divide.

Types of artificial waterways

A navigation is a series of channels that run roughly parallel to the valley and stream bed of an unimproved river. A navigation always shares the drainage basin of the river. A vessel uses the calm parts of the river itself as well as improvements, traversing the same changes in height.

Most commercially important canals of the first half of the 19th-century were a little of each, using rivers in long stretches, and divide crossing canals in others. This is true for many canals still in use.

Structures used in artificial waterways

Both navigations and canals use engineered structures to improve navigation:

PANAMA: US HANDOVER LAST MILITARY BASE

(1 Dec 1999) Spanish/Eng/Nat
The UnitedState's last military base has been handed over to Panama, ending almost one hundred years of military presence on the isthmus.
As children cheered and waved Panamanian flags, a U-S Army colonel gave Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former U-S controlled Canal Zone.
The handover comes one month before the canal itself becomes Panamanian property.
Fort Clayton was the nerve centre of the American military operations in the region.
Panamanian PresidentMireya Moscoso was on hand to see the Panamanian flag raised in the U-S flag's stead.
Also present, was SimonFerro, U-S Ambassador to Panama.
In Washington, PresidentBill Clinton said the United States has no second thoughts about relinquishing control of the Panama Canal - and is confident Panama's government will do a good job of operating the waterway.
This was echoed by a U-S Colonel on hand to present to Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former Canal Zone.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" It is with the knowledge that what the United States has accomplished during the years, will be utilized to continue to build this great nation. Augment its growing economy and improve the quality of life for the people of Panama. Ladies and Gentlemen thank you, and on behalf of the United States Army, good bye.
SUPERCAPTION: Colonel Schumann, U-S military
The base was handed over in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal treaties requiring the United States to surrender control of the canal and to remove all U-S troops by December 31, 1999.
There is a concluding handover ceremony taking place in Panama in mid-December.
For many attending Tuesday's event, it marked a special occasion for relations between the two countries.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" Certainly I feel sadness but that isn't out a sense of regret or frustration that we are giving up all this area. The sense of loss I feel is that I am leaving part of my life I am leaving the past of me that played when I played soccer in that field (points to field ) or the part of me that worked with friends or ran miles in laps here. Or went to jungle schools 18 years ago. So, the sadness is very simply that I am leaving a part of my life back here. By, the same token I am taking some of it with me, my Panamanian wife."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant ColonelByron Conover
But Panama's President made it clear that this was the last time a U-S military presence would be allowed on Panama's soil.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
" Many have speculated on the trip that a group of officials made to the U-S. I will make clear, categorically, that this government will not negotiate any deal that might mean the continuation of the U-S military presence here. "
SUPER CAPTION: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
Some members of the U-S Congress are worried that China is positioning itself to take over the canal through a Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison- WhampoaLtd., which has been granted lease arrangements to operate ports at each end of the canal.
But President Clinton, while not disputing suggestions about Chinese control of the Canal, said he believed the Chinese would act responsibly.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I think the Chinese will in fact be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like China coming into the WTO. I think they want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner and I would be very surprised if any adverse circumstances come out of the Chinese running the canal."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of AmericaSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright will also be present for the official ceremony.
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Shorty N Slim - Life on Mango Street (Canal Zone Reunion 2017)

TROOPS EXTEND CANAL ZONE CONTROL

The round-up of Egyptian police in the village of El Hamada was necessitated by police resistance to a search of this trouble spot - yet another outbreak of violence occurred, with attacks by Egyptian terrorists near the French convent.
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SCN TV Canal Zone

The Third Locks Excavation - Panama Canal Zone

The ThirdLocksExcavation was a U.S. project to add a third set of locks to the Panama Canal. It was abandoned to focus on WW II. For some reason, many confused this project with the failed French attempt to build a canal in the 1880s. One look at the size of it should convince a person that they are not observing 1880s technology. The only remnant of the French canal is on the Atlantic side, and it's a tiny little thing. Their canal would have been obsolete by the time they would have finished it! 1880s technology was not up to the task however, especially since they were determined to dig a sea-level canal.
So this erroneously named "French Cut" became a party spot. Cliffs to dive off of. A simple scuba trip revealed some other interesting facts. The water is 80 ft deep at the base of the cliff (where the "party" spot is) - probably deeper out in the middle. It's also pitch black down there. A diving light revealed that the bottom was covered with empty beer cans - a carpet, if you will. There were also a couple of cars and a motorcycle (all stripped) down there that someone pushed off the cliff to see the splash.
I have tons of film at this place, and I will repost a better video when I have better transfers from my super-8 film.

Panama & The Canal Zone (1926)

Kodak Cinegraph about Panama and the Panama Canal in the 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com

Shorty N Slim - Life on Mango Street (Canal Zone Reunion 2017)

TROOPS EXTEND CANAL ZONE CONTROL

The round-up of Egyptian police in the village of El Hamada was necessitated by police resistance to a search of this trouble spot - yet another outbreak of violence occurred, with attacks by Egyptian terrorists near the French convent.
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Canal Zone Dreamin'

SCN TV Canal Zone

The Third Locks Excavation - Panama Canal Zone

The ThirdLocksExcavation was a U.S. project to add a third set of locks to the Panama Canal. It was abandoned to focus on WW II. For some reason, many confused this project with the failed French attempt to build a canal in the 1880s. One look at the size of it should convince a person that they are not observing 1880s technology. The only remnant of the French canal is on the Atlantic side, and it's a tiny little thing. Their canal would have been obsolete by the time they would have finished it! 1880s technology was not up to the task however, especially since they were determined to dig a sea-level canal.
So this erroneously named "French Cut" became a party spot. Cliffs to dive off of. A simple scuba trip revealed some other interesting facts. The water is 80 ft deep at the base o...

Panama & The Canal Zone (1926)

Kodak Cinegraph about Panama and the Panama Canal in the 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com

(1 Dec 1999) Spanish/Eng/Nat
The UnitedState's last military base has been handed over to Panama, ending almost one hundred years of military presence on the isthmus.
As children cheered and waved Panamanian flags, a U-S Army colonel gave Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former U-S controlled Canal Zone.
The handover comes one month before the canal itself becomes Panamanian property.
Fort Clayton was the nerve centre of the American military operations in the region.
Panamanian PresidentMireya Moscoso was on hand to see the Panamanian flag raised in the U-S flag's stead.
Also present, was SimonFerro, U-S Ambassador to Panama.
In Washington, PresidentBill Clinton said the United States has no second thoughts about relinquishing control of the Panama Canal - and is confident Panama's government will do a good job of operating the waterway.
This was echoed by a U-S Colonel on hand to present to Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former Canal Zone.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" It is with the knowledge that what the United States has accomplished during the years, will be utilized to continue to build this great nation. Augment its growing economy and improve the quality of life for the people of Panama. Ladies and Gentlemen thank you, and on behalf of the United States Army, good bye.
SUPERCAPTION: Colonel Schumann, U-S military
The base was handed over in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal treaties requiring the United States to surrender control of the canal and to remove all U-S troops by December 31, 1999.
There is a concluding handover ceremony taking place in Panama in mid-December.
For many attending Tuesday's event, it marked a special occasion for relations between the two countries.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" Certainly I feel sadness but that isn't out a sense of regret or frustration that we are giving up all this area. The sense of loss I feel is that I am leaving part of my life I am leaving the past of me that played when I played soccer in that field (points to field ) or the part of me that worked with friends or ran miles in laps here. Or went to jungle schools 18 years ago. So, the sadness is very simply that I am leaving a part of my life back here. By, the same token I am taking some of it with me, my Panamanian wife."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant ColonelByron Conover
But Panama's President made it clear that this was the last time a U-S military presence would be allowed on Panama's soil.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
" Many have speculated on the trip that a group of officials made to the U-S. I will make clear, categorically, that this government will not negotiate any deal that might mean the continuation of the U-S military presence here. "
SUPER CAPTION: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
Some members of the U-S Congress are worried that China is positioning itself to take over the canal through a Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison- WhampoaLtd., which has been granted lease arrangements to operate ports at each end of the canal.
But President Clinton, while not disputing suggestions about Chinese control of the Canal, said he believed the Chinese would act responsibly.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I think the Chinese will in fact be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like China coming into the WTO. I think they want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner and I would be very surprised if any adverse circumstances come out of the Chinese running the canal."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of AmericaSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright will also be present for the official ceremony.
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(1 Dec 1999) Spanish/Eng/Nat
The UnitedState's last military base has been handed over to Panama, ending almost one hundred years of military presence on the isthmus.
As children cheered and waved Panamanian flags, a U-S Army colonel gave Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former U-S controlled Canal Zone.
The handover comes one month before the canal itself becomes Panamanian property.
Fort Clayton was the nerve centre of the American military operations in the region.
Panamanian PresidentMireya Moscoso was on hand to see the Panamanian flag raised in the U-S flag's stead.
Also present, was SimonFerro, U-S Ambassador to Panama.
In Washington, PresidentBill Clinton said the United States has no second thoughts about relinquishing control of the Panama Canal - and is confident Panama's government will do a good job of operating the waterway.
This was echoed by a U-S Colonel on hand to present to Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former Canal Zone.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" It is with the knowledge that what the United States has accomplished during the years, will be utilized to continue to build this great nation. Augment its growing economy and improve the quality of life for the people of Panama. Ladies and Gentlemen thank you, and on behalf of the United States Army, good bye.
SUPERCAPTION: Colonel Schumann, U-S military
The base was handed over in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal treaties requiring the United States to surrender control of the canal and to remove all U-S troops by December 31, 1999.
There is a concluding handover ceremony taking place in Panama in mid-December.
For many attending Tuesday's event, it marked a special occasion for relations between the two countries.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" Certainly I feel sadness but that isn't out a sense of regret or frustration that we are giving up all this area. The sense of loss I feel is that I am leaving part of my life I am leaving the past of me that played when I played soccer in that field (points to field ) or the part of me that worked with friends or ran miles in laps here. Or went to jungle schools 18 years ago. So, the sadness is very simply that I am leaving a part of my life back here. By, the same token I am taking some of it with me, my Panamanian wife."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant ColonelByron Conover
But Panama's President made it clear that this was the last time a U-S military presence would be allowed on Panama's soil.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
" Many have speculated on the trip that a group of officials made to the U-S. I will make clear, categorically, that this government will not negotiate any deal that might mean the continuation of the U-S military presence here. "
SUPER CAPTION: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
Some members of the U-S Congress are worried that China is positioning itself to take over the canal through a Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison- WhampoaLtd., which has been granted lease arrangements to operate ports at each end of the canal.
But President Clinton, while not disputing suggestions about Chinese control of the Canal, said he believed the Chinese would act responsibly.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I think the Chinese will in fact be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like China coming into the WTO. I think they want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner and I would be very surprised if any adverse circumstances come out of the Chinese running the canal."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of AmericaSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright will also be present for the official ceremony.
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Border between Republic of Panama and Panama Canal ZoneAerial views of Atlantic and PacificOceans in the Panama Canal Zone. Lush green fields, tower and buildings in the Canal zones. Shoreline, a ship anchored at the canal, vehicles move along the border between the Panama Canal Zone and Republic of Panama. Fort Gulick on the Atlantic side of the Canal. Palm trees, buildings, cars move along the border. Cars parked alongside of the road that forms the border between Republic of Panama and Canal Zone. Location: Panama Canal. Date: March 2, 1969.
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TROOPS EXTEND CANAL ZONE CONTROL

The round-up of Egyptian police in the village of El Hamada was necessitated by police resistance to a search of this trouble spot - yet another outbreak of vio...

The round-up of Egyptian police in the village of El Hamada was necessitated by police resistance to a search of this trouble spot - yet another outbreak of violence occurred, with attacks by Egyptian terrorists near the French convent.
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The round-up of Egyptian police in the village of El Hamada was necessitated by police resistance to a search of this trouble spot - yet another outbreak of violence occurred, with attacks by Egyptian terrorists near the French convent.
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The ThirdLocksExcavation was a U.S. project to add a third set of locks to the Panama Canal. It was abandoned to focus on WW II. For some reason, many confused this project with the failed French attempt to build a canal in the 1880s. One look at the size of it should convince a person that they are not observing 1880s technology. The only remnant of the French canal is on the Atlantic side, and it's a tiny little thing. Their canal would have been obsolete by the time they would have finished it! 1880s technology was not up to the task however, especially since they were determined to dig a sea-level canal.
So this erroneously named "French Cut" became a party spot. Cliffs to dive off of. A simple scuba trip revealed some other interesting facts. The water is 80 ft deep at the base of the cliff (where the "party" spot is) - probably deeper out in the middle. It's also pitch black down there. A diving light revealed that the bottom was covered with empty beer cans - a carpet, if you will. There were also a couple of cars and a motorcycle (all stripped) down there that someone pushed off the cliff to see the splash.
I have tons of film at this place, and I will repost a better video when I have better transfers from my super-8 film.

The ThirdLocksExcavation was a U.S. project to add a third set of locks to the Panama Canal. It was abandoned to focus on WW II. For some reason, many confused this project with the failed French attempt to build a canal in the 1880s. One look at the size of it should convince a person that they are not observing 1880s technology. The only remnant of the French canal is on the Atlantic side, and it's a tiny little thing. Their canal would have been obsolete by the time they would have finished it! 1880s technology was not up to the task however, especially since they were determined to dig a sea-level canal.
So this erroneously named "French Cut" became a party spot. Cliffs to dive off of. A simple scuba trip revealed some other interesting facts. The water is 80 ft deep at the base of the cliff (where the "party" spot is) - probably deeper out in the middle. It's also pitch black down there. A diving light revealed that the bottom was covered with empty beer cans - a carpet, if you will. There were also a couple of cars and a motorcycle (all stripped) down there that someone pushed off the cliff to see the splash.
I have tons of film at this place, and I will repost a better video when I have better transfers from my super-8 film.

Panama & The Canal Zone (1926)

Kodak Cinegraph about Panama and the Panama Canal in the 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at que...

Kodak Cinegraph about Panama and the Panama Canal in the 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com

Kodak Cinegraph about Panama and the Panama Canal in the 1920s. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com

PANAMA: US HANDOVER LAST MILITARY BASE

(1 Dec 1999) Spanish/Eng/Nat
The UnitedState's last military base has been handed over to Panama, ending almost one hundred years of military presence on the isthmus.
As children cheered and waved Panamanian flags, a U-S Army colonel gave Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former U-S controlled Canal Zone.
The handover comes one month before the canal itself becomes Panamanian property.
Fort Clayton was the nerve centre of the American military operations in the region.
Panamanian PresidentMireya Moscoso was on hand to see the Panamanian flag raised in the U-S flag's stead.
Also present, was SimonFerro, U-S Ambassador to Panama.
In Washington, PresidentBill Clinton said the United States has no second thoughts about relinquishing control of the Panama Canal - and is confident Panama's government will do a good job of operating the waterway.
This was echoed by a U-S Colonel on hand to present to Panama's president a symbolic key to the final military base in the former Canal Zone.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" It is with the knowledge that what the United States has accomplished during the years, will be utilized to continue to build this great nation. Augment its growing economy and improve the quality of life for the people of Panama. Ladies and Gentlemen thank you, and on behalf of the United States Army, good bye.
SUPERCAPTION: Colonel Schumann, U-S military
The base was handed over in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal treaties requiring the United States to surrender control of the canal and to remove all U-S troops by December 31, 1999.
There is a concluding handover ceremony taking place in Panama in mid-December.
For many attending Tuesday's event, it marked a special occasion for relations between the two countries.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
" Certainly I feel sadness but that isn't out a sense of regret or frustration that we are giving up all this area. The sense of loss I feel is that I am leaving part of my life I am leaving the past of me that played when I played soccer in that field (points to field ) or the part of me that worked with friends or ran miles in laps here. Or went to jungle schools 18 years ago. So, the sadness is very simply that I am leaving a part of my life back here. By, the same token I am taking some of it with me, my Panamanian wife."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant ColonelByron Conover
But Panama's President made it clear that this was the last time a U-S military presence would be allowed on Panama's soil.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
" Many have speculated on the trip that a group of officials made to the U-S. I will make clear, categorically, that this government will not negotiate any deal that might mean the continuation of the U-S military presence here. "
SUPER CAPTION: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
Some members of the U-S Congress are worried that China is positioning itself to take over the canal through a Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison- WhampoaLtd., which has been granted lease arrangements to operate ports at each end of the canal.
But President Clinton, while not disputing suggestions about Chinese control of the Canal, said he believed the Chinese would act responsibly.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I think the Chinese will in fact be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like China coming into the WTO. I think they want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner and I would be very surprised if any adverse circumstances come out of the Chinese running the canal."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of AmericaSecretary of StateMadeleine Albright will also be present for the official ceremony.
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